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Reviews (116)
What Guests Are Saying
Allen Springs Campground offers a beautiful and peaceful environment alongside the Metolius River, with clean facilities and well-kept sites. Many visitors enjoyed wildlife sightings and the scenic surroundings, making it a favorite camping destination. However, issues such as poor toilet maintenance, a lack of camp hosts, and an ineffective reservation system were noted, which impacted some experiences.
What Guests Are Saying
Allen Springs Campground offers a beautiful and peaceful environment alongside the Metolius River, with clean facilities and well-kept sites. Many visitors enjoyed wildlife sightings and the scenic surroundings, making it a favorite camping destination. However, issues such as poor toilet maintenance, a lack of camp hosts, and an ineffective reservation system were noted, which impacted some experiences.
Review Summary
Catherine O
VerifiedJune 30, 2025 • Stayed at: 016, Loop: ALLEN SPRINGS CAMPGROUND
We love the beautiful Metolius and this campground. It was quiet & peaceful this weekend. We enjoyed riverside hikes & exploring the fish hatchery grounds. Lovely June wildflowers & birds too.
Steven C
VerifiedJune 27, 2025 • Stayed at: 012, Loop: ALLEN SPRINGS CAMPGROUND
I have been camping at these Metolious River campgrounds since I was a little kid.
I have one suggestion - there are very few campsites that offer a view of the river anymore. Please consider cutting some of the foliage down with in the camping sites so that the river view camp sites can actually see the river. The river system seems healthy, removing scrubery and small trees and brush along 1-2% of the river I doubt would harm the Metolious River ecosystem.
We got lucky with Allen Spring's #12,,,,, we could see the river!!
Gina H
VerifiedJune 23, 2025 • Stayed at: 012, Loop: ALLEN SPRINGS CAMPGROUND
Very clean and quiet campground on the beautiful Metolius river. We will be back!
Robert F
VerifiedJune 19, 2025 • Stayed at: 012, Loop: ALLEN SPRINGS CAMPGROUND
A++
Anne R
VerifiedJune 19, 2025 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: ALLEN SPRINGS CAMPGROUND
It would be extremely helpful if there were a sign at the entrance to site 1 and 2 that noted which sites were accessible and that said no outlet. We witnessed two groups with trailers have extreme difficulty backing out on the road. Also, there were many people just looking at the site. Creates a lot more dust with all the autos turning around. We do love the Metolius! Staying at Candle Creek next week!
Kaitlin C
VerifiedJune 17, 2025 • Stayed at: 005, Loop: ALLEN SPRINGS CAMPGROUND
It’s a nice little spot, but it wasn’t cleaned up at all. There was absolutely no defensable space and we had to clear a lot of pinecones and pine needles. There was no escaping the pitch with all of the needles. The poor dog was covered. There’s also a walking trail that runs on two sides of this site. There wasn’t a huge amount of traffic, but I imagine it increases with the season.
Casey R
VerifiedJune 8, 2025 • Stayed at: 013, Loop: ALLEN SPRINGS CAMPGROUND
We love Allen springs
Kurt B
VerifiedJune 5, 2025 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: ALLEN SPRINGS CAMPGROUND
Many good walks, quiet times, beautiful birds including a Bald Eagle.
Millyellen S
VerifiedJune 2, 2025 • Stayed at: 011, Loop: ALLEN SPRINGS CAMPGROUND
Lovely, peaceful, clean, spread-out campground alongside the clear consistent Metolius River. The ONLY drawback is no water at the campground.
Karl H
VerifiedOctober 17, 2024 • Stayed at: 008, Loop: ALLEN SPRINGS CAMPGROUND
Always one of our favorites for over 20 years, even without water (fish hatchery and Camp Sherman store are not that far away). Lovely to see the fall colors along the river! Chilly weather at night, mildly warm during the day for our 6-mile round-trip walk to Lower Bridge, then up to the fish hatchery and back to Allen Springs. Very nice the the fire-ban was modified to allow campfires in areas that have the fire rings.
Location & Directions for Allen Springs Campground
Po Box 249, Sisters, OR 97759 United States
Elevation: 851 ft
Getting There
From Sisters OR: Travel 9.6 mi northwest on Highway 20, then 11.1 mi north on Forest Road 14.
Highway access
The campground is accessible via Highway 20, located approximately 9.6 miles to the southeast.
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
Check out time
12PM
General
- Please Note: One RV with tow vehicle per single site or one vehicle per tent site. Most sites can accommodate 1 extra vehicle that is not included with the reservation fee. Extra vehicle will be charged a per night fee and collected at the campground.
- Prevent the spread of invasive species by inspecting and cleaning packs, equipment and tires before using trails.
- Fire Restrictions: Fire restrictions may be imposed at any time due to hot, dry weather conditions, at which time campfires and charcoal fires may not be allowed. During your time in Central Oregon, you can find wildfire, prescribed fire and smoke information at centraloregonfire.org
- Reserved Sites will be held until the day following your arrival date. Sites must be occupied by the checkout time of that following day to hold a reservation or the site will be forfeited and released to other guests. Once your reservation start date has begun, neither the Recreation.gov Contact Center nor the campground manager will be able to modify your reservation.
- Refunds: Refund requests made through www.recreation.gov will be charged a $10 processing fee. This fee is retained by the reservation service contractor along with the non-refundable reservation fee. All requests for the return of the non-refundable reservation fee and the cancellation fee will be declined by the campground concessionaire as they did not receive these fees (these are the fees retained by the reservation contractor, a different entity).
- Camping or otherwise occupying a single location (including leaving camping equipment and/or related supplies) for a period longer than 14 consecutive calendar days is prohibited. ‘Location’ means the occupied area, the occupied campsite, and the National Forest System lands in the immediate vicinity thereof. Camping or occupying any location on all National Forest lands for more than 28 calendar days total during a calendar year is prohibited.
- Don't Move Firewood: Please protect Pacific Northwest forests by preventing the spread of invasive species. Firewood can carry insects and diseases that can threaten the health of our western forests. You can make a difference by obtaining and burning your firewood near your camping destination. Visit Dontmovefirewood.org for further information.
- Click here for more information about Deschutes National Forest.
- NO generator use is allowed in campgrounds. Silent power banks or battery powered devices are allowed.
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